SPIRITUAL EMERGENCY ALERT AS HAMAS ATTACKS ISRAEL

The truth is that I've been trying to write about the astrology of this new year of 5784 since the beginning of August, and I've been torn between wanting to shout what I see and wanting to bury it. To say I have Situational Perspective Bias is a huge understatement. The closer I am emotionally to a subject, the more I have to constantly tune and adjust my perception in order to factor in (and thereby compensate for) my biases. This is one reason why I'm an AMAZING astrologer for people I've never met, and why doing charts of my closest loved ones is torture for me.

Looking at my predictions and overview of this last year, 5783, I notice how right I was about so many things and yet how my perceptions are distorted by my biases and assumptions. I repeatedly predicted that Israel would experience an identity crisis (I was 100% right) and the result would be new elections by May. I was 100% wrong because instead of new elections we had half the country protesting weekly until the Gaza war broke out a few days ago.

I also repeatedly discussed how last year, 5783, was a "Gimel" year, ruled by Jupiter/Tzedek, and that the conscious development and practice of generosity would be like money in the proverbial bank for the year 5784, a "Dalet" year, ruled by Mars/Ma'adim. Those who consciously integrated generosity of spirit and action would find the resources to not only survive but thrive during a year of potential poverty (dalit - a poor person).

Today we see how "poor" we truly are, how humbled, how needy of the generous goodness of G*d which, by the way, is channeled and distributed to us THROUGH OTHERS. It doesn't just fall from the sky.

Modern State of Israel’s Natal Chart with Transits for 10.14.2023

This current year, 5784, is a crucial one for Israel. There will be a “Ring of Fire” Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, Shabbos Beresheit. The eclipse falls at 21 degrees Libra, conjunct the Ascendant/Rising Sign of the Modern State of Israel. A Solar Eclipse is always on an astronomical New Moon, and always because the Moon (a symbol for Israel, as well as symbolic shorthand for King David, archetypal messiah) stands between the Sun and the Earth, eclipsing the Sun's light. Israel's very "self" (A/C, "Self", "I Am") is "eclipsed" before the light returns. When everything goes dark, things look different in the post-eclipse light. Israel's perception of her Self is undergoing a profound transformation.

A partial Lunar Eclipse at 5 degrees Taurus, in Israel's 7th House (House of "Partnerships" and relationships with others) occurs on October 28, Shabbos Lech Lecha. A Lunar Eclipse always occurs on the astronomical Full Moon, when the Earth blocks the Sun's light from illuminating the Moon. The Lunar Eclipse squares the State of Israel's natal Moon in Leo. This may signal some kind of "deal" brokered by others (7th House) which causes tension (square) between Israel's Emotional Self (her proud Leo Moon in her very public 10th House) and her Relational Self (7th House).

There is so much more to say but this must do for now. Please pray for the safe return of the captive Israelis (and other foreign nationals including American, British, and Thai) who are being held by Hamas in Gaza. Please pray for the recovery and healing of the thousands in hospitals all over Israel. Please pray for the safety of the thousands of innocents whose lives are in peril.

Please remember that only a few weeks ago we all repeatedly affirmed that “u-teshuvah u-tefillah u-tzedakah ma’avirin et ro’a ha-gezeirah” - “Repentance, prayer and charity remove the evil of the decree.”

Please give tzedaka to any of the many organizations that are working hard to provide Israelis with much-needed supplies. I recommend these:

in Israel: galila.org , in the USA: handsontzedakah.org

Pictured : Israel's Natal Chart with Transits for the upcoming Solar Eclipse on October 14, Shabbos Beresheit.